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Monday, October 28, 2013

I said this is my last pumpkin of the season, but I've been asked to do some Thanksgiving pumpkins, so we'll see if I am back in pumpkins after all!

You will need:

- Pumpkin - I used a smaller one for this craft

- 8 Black pipe cleaners

- Black acrylic paint

- 2 Googly eyes

- Glue

- Red acrylic paint

- Needle and/or skewer stick

Here is the video tutorial:

Directions:
1. Paint the pumpkin with black acrylic paint - it will take at least two coats
2. Taking the skewer stick, poke four holes on each side of the pumpkin. This is for the legs, so space accordingly. I didn't poke all the way in with the skewer, I just started the hole and then finished with a needle tool.
3. Put the pipe cleaners in part way and bend to create the legs.
4. Glue goggly eyes into place.
5. Using red acrylic paint, create a mouth

Here are two versions of pumpkin ornaments and I'll show you how to make both!

You will need:

- Clear glass ornaments

- Orange glitter

- Orange acrylic paint

- Black acrylic paint

- Floor wax - I used Mop and Glo, but any would work

- Contact paper

Here is the video tutorial:

Directions:

Paint Pumpkin Ornament

1. Take the cap off of the ornament.

2. Take the orange acrylic paint and squirt some into the the ornament. Move the ornament around, making the paint cover the entire inside of the ornament.

3. Put the ornament on a cup, with the hole pointing down, allowing the excess paint to drain out of the ornament.

4. Allow it to dry.

5. Replace cap.

6. Take your contact paper and draw a jack o lantern face that would fit onto the ornament.

7. Cut it out with a craft knife.

8. Peel off the paper backing and stick it onto the ornament. Make sure to burnish (rub) the edges down, so paint won't get underneath.

9. Take a stencil brush and dip into black acrylic paint. Remove most of the paint on a paper towel and then tap it onto the openings of the stencil you created. When it is solid enough, carefully remove the stencil and set the ornament aside to dry.

That's it for the first one! The second one is even easier!!

Glitter Pumpkin Ornament

1. Take the cap off of the ornament.

2. Squirt some floor wax into the ornament and swirl it around. Make sure the entire inside is coated with the floor wax.

3. Pour out any excess floor wax.

4. Immediately pour glitter into the ornament and shake it around. Make sure it is all covered.

I wanted to try something a little different. Someone had suggested chili peppers a while back, but I hadn't gotten around to doing it. I thought chili peppers alone might be a bit boring, so I wanted to add something that would be a complimentary color and add some visual texture. I wandered the bulk spice and beans section at Whole Foods and came across dried mung beans. I'm not sure what mung beans are, or what they taste like, but they were a great color!

You will need:

- Clear Resin - I use Easy Cast

If you want more information about Easy Cast, go to their website at www.eti-usa.com, otherwise, it is available at Hobby Lobby and Michaels, or you can buy it online at www.resinobsession.comwww.eti-usa.com!

- Coaster moldIf you want to find the one I use, I have it linked under Products I Use!

- Mung beans

- Dried chili peppers

Here is the video tutorial:

Directions:

1. Prepare your resin according to package directions.

2. Put some of the resin into a small cup and add mung beans. Mix up enough to cover the bottom of the mold.

3. When they are well covered with the resin, pour them into the mold and spread them evenly over the bottom.

4. Take your chili peppers and gently press them into the resin.

5. Allow to sit. I let mine sit for 12 hours, but you probably don't have to wait that long.

If you want more information about Easy Cast, go to their website at www.eti-usa.com, otherwise, it is available at Hobby Lobby and Michaels, or you can buy it online at www.resinobsession.comwww.eti-usa.com!

- Coaster moldIf you want to find the one I use, I have it linked under Products I Use!

- Googly eyes

Here is the video tutorial:

Directions:

1. Prepare your resin according to the package directions.

2. Pour into your coaster mold.

3. Add eyes and with your stir stick, push them to the bottom.

4. Remove bubbles as needed.

5. Allow to set for 6+ hours.

6. Add second pour of resin.

* I had planned on doing this with only one pour of resin, but the eyes continued to rise to the surface, even after the resin was very sticky. The best bet would to do a thin layer, insert the eyes and then follow up with a top layer.

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

I've been making the accessories, but now it's time to pull it all together. I need some makeup to bring out my finer qualities. Oriental Trading sent me the Woochie FX Kit to help me complete my look.

2. Take the nose and hold it in place on your face. With the puff, dust the finishing powder around the nose. This should leave a line to use as a guide to apply the spirit gum.

3. Apply the spirit gum where the nose will be attached to your face. Tap the spirit gum to activate it. It will become very sticky from your tapping.

4. Apply nose to the spirit gum and it should stick well.

5. Repeat process for the chin.

6. Repeat process with the warts.

7. Take the latex and apply it to the edges of the nose and chin to help disguise the edges. It will take more than one coat. I will suggest that you also apply the latex over the the nose and chin in a more stippling style. Also do that on your face. I found my face and the pieces took the makeup differently and this seemed to help it look more natural and give me an overall unpleasant complexion, like one might expect from a wicked green witch.

8. Apply the forensic green makeup all over your face and neck.

9. Take the black and accentuate the eyes, your eyebrows and even your lips. Blend as desired.

10. Apply the finishing powder all over the makeup.

That's it for the makeup! Now you need to make sure you have your outfit and all your other accessories in place.

Once you have your make up done, you might want to see how to put it all together!

You can see how to make the broom here:You can see how to make the witch hat here:You can see how to make the glitter shoes here:

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Crafting! Happy Halloween!

Mona

*The makeup kit was provided by Oriental Trading for review. The ideas and opinions are all my own.

Also, I created an Amazon store link, with items that I use in my crafts, just click on theProducts I Use above!

My brother-in-law made one years ago, for his daughter, when she was dressed as a witch for Halloween. I thought I'd give it a try.

This is an easy project and you can involve the kids. They can help gather the part and help put it together. It's a great crafting with nature project!

You will need:

- A big stick

- A bunch of smaller sticks and twigs

- Hot glue

- Twine

Here is the video tutorial:

Directions:
1. Gather your big stick and smaller sticks and twigs.
2. Decide which end of the stick you want exposed and which you want covered.
3. Begin hot gluing the twigs to one end of the stick. When you have one layer complete, take the twine and wrap it around a couple of times, tying it tight. Add a little hot glue for additional strength.
4. Add another layer of twigs and do a larger wrap with the twine and again adding hot glue.

That's it! It's simple and you can embellish it further if you want. Happy Halloween, Happy Crafting and thank you for stopping by!!

Also, I created an Amazon store link, with items that I use in my crafts, just click on theProducts I Use above!

Have you ever wanted to make a witch hat that is uniquely yours? Now you can!

You will need:

- Craft foam

You will need large sheets. I had a hard time finding large sheets, but I did find a roll of it at Michaels!! Yay!

- Duct tape

- Hot glue

- Narrow black ribbon

- Black trim

- Black glitter spider

- String

- Pencil

- Scissors

- Wire

Here is the video tutorial. I would suggest watching it to get a better understanding of how it all came together.

Directions:

1. Take a string and tie it to a pencil. Make the string as long as you want your hat tall.

2. Working from the corner of your foam, put the free end of the string onto the corner of the from. Place a finger on it and hold it firmly. Stretch the pencil back, making the string tight and straight. Place the pencil on the foam and draw from one end of the foam to the other. You are drawing a curve.

3. Cut it out.

4. I wanted to be able to bend my hat, so I taped in a piece of wire.

5. Put a strip, or two on one of the straight edges of the foam. Only half of the tape will be on the foam.

6. Bring the cone together, it may take a little doing, and use that tape to put it together. The tape should be on the inside of the cone.

7. Now it's time of the brim. Take your string and make it as long as you want your brim to be wide. Now fold it in half.

8. Put it in the center of a piece of foam and hold the free end of the string with your finger. Use it to draw a circle on the foam.

9. Cut it out.

10. If your foam is curling, like mine was, lay it flat on a table and apply a little heat to it. I used my heat gun. It worked, just be careful not to add too much heat, or you may melt the foam.

11. Fold the brim in half (don't actually crease it) and cut a hole. Open it up and keep cutting until it fits your head.

12. Hot glue the cone onto the hat.

13. Take the narrow black ribbon and glue it along the seam on the back to help hide it.

14. Now is the time to decorate. You can glitter the whole thing. I decided to keep it a little more simple and monochromatic, so I could accessorize with any colors I wanted. I glued trim around the cone and I added a glitter spider.

Also, I created an Amazon store link, with items that I use in my crafts, just click on theProducts I Use above!

So you need some red sparkly shoes. I made some for Halloween, but really they are great for the holidays too! If you have an old pair of shoes that are ready to be thrown out because they are looking pretty beat up, give them new life with a bit of glitter. Or, I went to Walmart and picked up a pair for $3.00 on clearance. I went with flats because when I land my broom, I tend to twist an ankle if I am wearing heels. If you prefer heels, go for it.

This is my first piece of witchy accessories, so stay tuned to see how I put it all together!

You will need:

- Shoes

- Outdoor Mod Podge

- Glitter

- Container

- Patience to let it all dry

Here is the video tutorial:

Directions:

1. I put some of the Mod Podge into a little cup, so I don't contaminate the original container with a bunch of red glitter. When I have it in the cup, I add some glitter and mix it all up.
2. I take the glitter and Mod Podge mixture and brush it onto the shoes. I will work one section at a time and immediately sprinkle glitter on top of the Mod Podge glitter mixture. While doing this, I am working over a container to catch any excess glitter. I will gently tap down the glitter, on the shoe, to make sure it made good contact. Do this over the entire shoe. Then set it aside to dry.
3. When dry, I will brush the Outdoor Mod Podge over the glittered shoes and do a second sprinkle of glitter. This helps seal the first layer and adds a second layer. Set it aside to completely dry.

That's it. The Outdoor Mod Podge should help protect it better than original Mod Podge. Put on those sexy shoes and do your thing!

Remember to check back! I have a witch broom, a witch hat and witch makeup videos coming soon too!!